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Ballston Spa H. (gr. 2)

SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: August 29, 2009
  • Class: Grade 2
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:05 pm
1 Salve Germania (IRE) Margin: head BRIS: 100TrueNicks: A++ $120,000

2005 | Chestnut Mare | Peintre Celebre - Salve Regina (GER), Monsun (GER)

  • Breeder:Gestut Hony-Hof
  • Owner: Hellwig, Manfred
  • Trainer: Waldemar Hickst
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Peintre Celebre, Chestnut, 1994. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 5 wins, $1,424,686. Lifetime: 335 yearlings sold, median $64,525.

Broodmare Sire: Monsun (GER), Brown, 1990.

2 Rutherienne Margin: ½ BRIS: 100TrueNicks: B+ $40,000

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Pulpit   - Ruthian, Rahy

  • Breeder:Payson Stud, Inc.
  • Owner: Virginia Kraft Payson LLC
  • Trainer: Christophe Clement
  • Jockey: Alan Garcia

Sire: Pulpit  , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 364 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.

3 My Princess Jess Margin: ¾ BRIS: 99TrueNicks: A++ $20,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Stormy Atlantic   - Jewell of Jewels, Pleasant Colony

  • Breeder:Adena Springs
  • Owner: Lael Stable
  • Trainer: Barclay Tagg
  • Jockey: Cornelio H. Velasquez

Sire: Stormy Atlantic  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $148,126. Lifetime: 553 yearlings sold, median $30,000.

Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Colony, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.

Sale History: Adena Springs 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $50,000.

Time: 1:47.25   Track: Soft

Others: Cocoa Beach (CHI), $10,000; Teamgeist (ARG), $6,000; Captain's Lover (SAF), $2,000; Closeout, $2,000.

Scratched: Dyna's Lassie.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Salve Germania (IRE)Javier CastellanoWaldemar Hickst
2RutherienneAlan GarciaChristophe Clement
3My Princess JessCornelio H. VelasquezBarclay Tagg
4Cocoa Beach (CHI)Ramon A. DominguezSaeed bin Suroor
5Teamgeist (ARG)Edgar S. PradoKenneth G. McPeek
6Captain's Lover (SAF)John R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
7CloseoutRobby AlbaradoThomas F. Proctor

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Salve Germania (IRE)Javier Castellano$50.50$15.60$5.90
RutherienneAlan Garcia$3.40$2.40
My Princess JessCornelio H. Velasquez$3.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (8-1)$204.50
$2.00 Trifecta (8-1-2)$760.00
$2.00 Superfecta (8-1-2-7)$1,823.00

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